Railroad-yard.



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RAILROAD mo.

APPLICATION FILED. SEPT. I, 1917- v Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

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CLARENGE H; ELLINGWCOD, OF BAR-STOW, CALIFORNIA,

RAILROAD -YARD.

' Application filed September 7, 1917. Se'riaLNo. 190,197.

To all whom it mag concern: V V 1 Be it known that I, CLAREN onH. ELLINewoon, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Barstow,in the county;

of San. Bernardino and State ofCalifornia, have-invented certain new anduseful Improvements in, Railroad-Yards; and 1 do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to railway yards tated with the substantialelimination: of

switch engines which are now used to move the cars from the receiving tothe classification yards, there being utilized instead, a car-movinmotor car which runs on separate and distinct tracks from those on whichthe railway cars are carried. a

For an understanding of the invention reference may be had to theaccompanying drawing in which the figure shows, diagrammatically, thelay-out of a yard constructed in accordance with my invention.

The rails of the main track are indicated at 1 from which other trackrails 2 and 3 branch at a distance from each other, extending outwardlyat an angle as indicated in the drawing to any desired distancedependent upon the size of the yard. From the tracks 2, other tracks aextend substantially parallel to the main tracks 1, while at their endstracks 2 terminate in branches 5 also parallel to the tracks 1 and 4 asshown. On tracks 4 and 5 the cars are placed after completion of a run,said tracks comprising the receiving yard for the cars. Likewise fromthe tracks 3 tracks 6 branch, being disposed in parallel relation to themain tracks 1, said tracks 3 terminating, likewise, in tracks 7 whichparallel the tracks 6 and 1 as shown. The cars are moved from thereceiving yard to these tracks. which comprise the classification yard,in making up trains for later runs.

Alongside track 1, an auxiliary track is laid comprising spaced apartrails asindicated at 8 which parallel the track 1 as shown, from whichauxiliary track branch tracks are extended, as indicated at 9' and10,,parallel to the tracks 2 and 3, respecf Specification of LettersPatent. Pafientgd M131, 12,1918 7 tively." From the tracks 9 branchtracks 11 Y extend, lying between and paralleling. the

tracks 1 and being positioned alternatingly between said tracks so thatthe receiving yard includes for each pair of tracks 4 a branch tracktherails 11 of which are'disposed between thepairs of tracks 4. Similarly,from the tracks 10 other tracks 12 ex,

tend in the classification yard between pairs of tracks 6 v The carsused in train service are run on tracks 1 2, 3, i, 5,- 6, and 7, whileon. the auxiliary tracks 8, 9, 10,11, and 12, a motor car indicated.at13 is adapted torun' it' preferably being equipped; with a beam orstake 14:. which may beturned in a horizonplane tvario sanglesto. themotor car l31adaptingthe end of the same to engage with a car, as 15, oneither of the tracks 4 v,

to each side of the auxiliary motor track. The motor car may be drivenin any suitable manner but, preferably, it will be electrically driven.With it the railway cars may be readily moved from the receiving yard tothe classification yard without the necessity of switch engines asheretofore. The usual signal andswitch tower, indicated at 16, will beused in throwing" the various switches, and from which the driver of themotor car may be informed by signals, visible from a signal boardindicated at 17, as

to which cars he shall take from the receiving yard and move over to theclassification yard.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have devised a novel yardfor sorting and classifying cars and one by means of which the cars maybe readily moved from the receiving to the classification sec tions ofthe yard. /Vith this type of yard, by reason of the fact that the motorcar is yard. Likewise, it is possible to always,

move the railway cars ahead of the motor car and at any of the pointswhere the railway cars pass across the auxiliary motor tracks, so thatthe railway cars pass across and ahead of the motor car, it isnecessary, merely, to give said railway car a strong push or shove tocarry it ahead under its own momentum for a distance, after which it maybe again engaged by the motor car, it being merely necessary toswing thestake 1% over to the opposite side of the motor car. These features ofoperation make it possible to greatly accelerate the sorting andclassification of railway cars, at the same time effecting a greatsaving in labor, as will be apparent when it is remembered that forhandling a switch engine the services of five men in various capacitiesare required; while with the motor car the service of a fireman and of abrakeman in both the receiving and classification yards, may bedispensed with.

I claim:

1. In a railroad yard, a main track, branch tracks extending therefromat a distance from each other, a plurality of branch tracks leading fromsaid first branches extending oppositely from each other andsubstantially paralleling the main track, an auxiliary track likewisehaving branches paralleling the main track and first mentioned branchesthereof, and a plurality of branches to said first branches of theauxiliary track paralleling the branches extended from the firstmentioned branches of the main track and located alternately between thesame, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a railroad yard, a main track, branch tracks extending therefromat a distance from each other, a plurality of branch tracks leading fromsaid first mentioned branches, an auxiliary track paralleling the maintrack, branch tracks leading therefrom paralleling the first mentionedbranches leading from the main track, and a plurality of branch tracksto said first mentioned branches of the auxiliary track paralleling thebranches leading from the first mentioned branches of the main track,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a railroad yard, a main track, branch tracks leading therefrom,and an auxiliary track likewise having branch tracks leading therefrom,said auxiliary track and branches thereof located adjacent andparalleling the main track and its branch tracks, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CLARENCE H. ELLINGWOOD.

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